Progressive Ideas and Movements Timeline

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    The Enlightenment Period

    The Enlightenment Period, the age when there was a strong scientific and academic movement. This period was between 1650 and 1800
  • Industrial Revolution in England

    Industrial Revolution in England
    The industrial revolution begins in England. Machine's start taking over jobs. It happened in the year 1750
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre started the American Revolution
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    Revolution in America

    The start of the American Revolution and at the time it was also the start of the US Declaration of Independence. This was in 1775 to 1776
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    American War of Independence

    America fights back against England as they want to be their own free country
  • Adam Smith Publishes an Inquiry

    Adam Smith Publishes an Inquiry
    Adam Smith Publishes an Inquiry to the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, that creates some foundations about the basic ideas of capitalism. This was published in 1776
  • England Extends to Australia

    England Extends to Australia
    England extends to Australia through the first fleet at Botany Bay in 1788
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    The French revolution begins, ending the monarchy that ruled for centuries
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    French Revolution

    The French Revolution was a period in France where the monarchy was overthrown
  • The Reign of Terror

    The ring of terror where people where executed and guillotined by the thousands